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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Andersson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Mitchell's chin.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense.
Mitchell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Andersson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Mitchell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andersson.
Andersson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
It looks like Fred Andersson has been cut.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
Andersson is rocked!
Andersson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Andersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersson's defenses.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Andersson 's eye.
Mitchell throws 2 knees - Andersson can't escape Mitchell's clinch. As Andersson tries to escape again Mitchell whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Andersson's gum shield and as Andersson falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Barry Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Magass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magass has chosen DVDA - Lets Fighting Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Magass!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Magass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soze.
Soze trying to mount his opponent but Magass defends it.
Magass is looking to control Soze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magass avoid being mounted?
Soze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magass wants to improve his position but Soze is controlling well.
Soze is trying to control. Magass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magass is concentrating on defense, preventing Soze from advancing position.
Soze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soze passes to full mount!
Soze with the ground and pound from mount.
Magass avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soze.
Soze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Magass looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze looking to finish Magass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magass!
Magass is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze working Magass over with strikes here.
Magass is still in real trouble! Can Soze finish him?
Soze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magass?
A big strike lands for Soze! That's really hurt Magass and he's turned his back - Soze keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Soze Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiser Soze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheetoh Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom comes to the cage accompanied by Turbonegro - Wasted Again. Ortiz has chosen The Cheese Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheetoh Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tom blocks the body kick.
Ortiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tom misses with a head kick.
Tom gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Tom tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tom has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ortiz can't do much from the bottom here.
Ortiz tries to buck Tom off but Tom is having none of it.
Tom goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ortiz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tom's guard! Nice work there by Ortiz!
Tom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Tom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Tom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tom looking for a sweep. Not yet Tom, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Tom's legs - danger averted.
Tom has his foot on Ortiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Tom working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Tom is breathing heavily.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tom is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Tom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tom working for submissions but it's allowed Ortiz to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Tom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Tom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Tom wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tom looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz has Tom up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortiz pushes off an throws an elbow but Tom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tom wants the takedown. Ortiz is fighting it off but Tom persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ortiz's guard against the cage.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Tom's temple.
Tom manages to get to full guard.
Tom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Tom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tom checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tom checks a leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tom.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ortiz rushes Tom and presses him up against the cage.
Tom connects with a knee to the head.
Ortiz misses with an elbow over the top.
Tom gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tom passes Ortiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tom passes to side control.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz is letting Tom control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom swings around for an armbar but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tom's guard.
Tom wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Tom is trying to keep Ortiz in close.
Tom looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ortiz has picked Tom up and slammed him! Tom can't keep hold of the triangle and Ortiz manages to pass to side control!
Tom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tom sneaks back into half guard.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Tom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tom is looking to improve his position.
Tom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortiz's back!
Ortiz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tom seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Ortiz's chin but Ortiz turns very nicely into Tom's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Ortiz.
Tom looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ortiz has picked Tom up and slammed him! Tom can't keep hold of the triangle and Ortiz manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom is looking for a sweep.
Tom is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ortiz off and has taken his back!
Tom is hanging on to Ortiz's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tom is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ortiz is defending well though. Tom let's go of the attempt for now.
Tom doesn't have the hooks in and Ortiz manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Tom's legs - danger averted.
Tom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tom swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ortiz is now in Tom's guard. A big mistake from Tom there, giving up the dominant position!
Tom has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ortiz doesn't defend quickly enough and Tom has managed to lock this one up! Can Ortiz escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tom on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Happy Tom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fintch Skeeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fintch Skeeter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustaf Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skeeter at a distance.
Skeeter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hansson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Skeeter's best efforts.
Skeeter prevents Hansson from standing back up.
Skeeter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hansson gets full guard.
Skeeter postures up in Hansson's guard and throws a big left but Hansson blocks it.
Skeeter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Skeeter won't allow Hansson to get back to his feet.
Skeeter lands a couple of digs.
Skeeter thows a big elbow that misses.
Skeeter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skeeter is in close to Hansson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skeeter throws a big right hand that misses.
Skeeter throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skeeter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skeeter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Skeeter is looking for a sweep. Hansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hansson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Skeeter.
Hansson just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Hansson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Skeeter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skeeter tries to get out of the position.
Hansson gets to mount! Skeeter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson blocks Skeeter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Skeeter is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skeeter is working hard here to advance position.
Skeeter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Skeeter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hansson controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter can't escape the position.
Hansson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skeeter working to try and regain half guard.
Skeeter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hansson prevents Skeeter from getting the reversal.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skeeter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skeeter is looking to get to half guard.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skeeter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gustaf Hansson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skeeter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skeeter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skeeter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Hansson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hansson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown by Skeeter or perhaps it was just good defense by Hansson which made him look bad.
Hansson misses with a few strikes there.
Skeeter avoids the body shot from Hansson.
Gustaf Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fintch Skeeter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skeeter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hansson throws a right and a left that Skeeter avoids nicely.
Hansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skeeter's hands.
Skeeter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Hansson misses.
Skeeter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hansson's half guard.
Skeeter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skeeter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hansson wants to stand and escape but Skeeter is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter postures up in Hansson's guard and throws a big left but Hansson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skeeter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skeeter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skeeter backs up against the cage.
Hansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skeeter fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fintch Skeeter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson throws a right hand that Skeeter ducks under and follows up with a left that Skeeter also avoids with ease.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Skeeter moves away and avoids it.
Hansson lands a two punch combo.
Skeeter shoots in but Hansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skeeter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansson throws a chopping leg kick but Skeeter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skeeter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter gets a takedown into half guard.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Hansson is looking for a sweep. Skeeter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skeeter throwing shots but Hansson is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skeeter lands a nice short elbow.
Skeeter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skeeter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Skeeter is looking to advance position but Hansson won't allow it.
Hansson taking some punishment here, with Skeeter in his half guard.
Hansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skeeter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansson defending well though.
Skeeter thows a huge punch but Hansson dodges it nicely.
Hansson trying to hold on to Skeeter's head to control him but Skeeter postures up.
Skeeter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skeeter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skeeter is nestled in close to Hansson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Skeeter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skeeter throwing shots but Hansson is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Skeeter scores with a takedown into Hansson's guard.
Hansson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson works over Skeeter's head and body with a nice combination.
Skeeter shoots for a takedown but Hansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body punch from Hansson.
Hansson throws a wild body kick that Skeeter sees coming a mile off.
Hansson throws a series of punches but Skeeter moves out of range.
Skeeter gets the takedown into side control.
Skeeter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Skeeter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Skeeter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skeeter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Skeeter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansson is trying to control Skeeter's posture but Skeeter avoids it.
Skeeter throws an elbow but Hansson slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Hansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skeeter fails with the takedown.
Hansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hansson lands a slapping body shot.
Hansson lands a nice hook to Skeeter's body. Skeeter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hansson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skeeter on the side of the head.
Hansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hansson scores with a nice right hand.
Hansson lands a nice shot that snaps Skeeter's head back.
Hansson lands a slapping body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hansson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skeeter fails to land the takedown.
Hansson looks to land a combination but Skeeter avoids it well.
Hansson throws a low kick, looking for Skeeter's leg but Skeeter calmly moves out of range.
Hansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skeeter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hansson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skeeter is fighting to break Hansson's control of his arms but Hansson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Skeeter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansson has wrist control.
Hansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skeeter throws a big right hand that misses.
Skeeter preventing the sweep.
Skeeter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skeeter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fintch Skeeter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skeeter shoots for a takedown but Hansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fintch Skeeter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Hansson.
Hansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
Skeeter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hansson as he avoids it easily.
Hansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skeeter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansson lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter shoots in for a takedown but Hansson shows good takedown defense.
Skeeter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skeeter showed some decent athleticism there.
Hansson trying to control here.
Hansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skeeter.
Hansson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Skeeter.
Hansson is adopting a defensive guard.
Skeeter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hansson wants to control the pace but Skeeter is squirming around nicely.
Hansson controlling from mount.
Skeeter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fintch Skeeter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skeeter is trying desperately to improve position.
Hansson controlling from the full mount.
Skeeter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hansson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hansson won't let Skeeter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hansson controlling from mount.
Skeeter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Skeeter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skeeter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skeeter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gustaf Hansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skeeter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustaf Hansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hansson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Hansson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjarne Sluggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Diggsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjarne Sluggo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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272 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjarne Sluggo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Diggsby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggsby has a takedown stuffed.
Diggsby shoots for a takedown but Sluggo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sluggo thows a body shot but no joy.
Sluggo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diggsby.
Bjarne Sluggo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Diggsby.
Diggsby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diggsby showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggsby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggsby is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sluggo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Travis Diggsby!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Plisken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYQTFudrqc. Plisken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Plissken Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Ivan Drago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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272 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Plisken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plisken takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Plisken fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago swings for the body but Plisken moves out of range.
Plisken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Plisken misses with the ground and pound.
Plisken misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Plisken throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Plisken.
Plisken with the ground and pound but Drago regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Plisken winds up and cracks Drago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drago is trying to get back to full guard.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Plisken.
Ground and pound from Plisken.
Plisken is looking for a kimura but Drago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plisken to get the leverage.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Plisken working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plisken throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Plisken trying to advance position but Drago counters by regaining guard.
Plisken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisken throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Plisken throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Plisken throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Drago won't allow Plisken to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plisken throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plisken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plisken thows a body shot but no joy.
Plisken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plisken is keen to just control but Drago is a slippery customer.
Plisken throws a strike but Drago avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Plisken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Plisken advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Plisken is trying to control. Drago wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Plisken.
Plisken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drago keeps working.
Drago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plisken is looking to stall here but Drago recovers full guard.
Plisken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plisken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plisken.
Plisken throws a big right hand that misses.
Plisken trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Plisken throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plisken trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Plisken dominated that round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plisken manages to avoid it.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plisken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Plisken defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Plisken shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Snake Plisken has been cut.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drago throws a right and a left that Plisken avoids nicely.
Plisken scores with a decent looking hook.
Drago throws a series of punches but Plisken avoids them all with ease.
Plisken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plisken shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plisken trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plisken throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken postures up in Drago's guard and throws a big left but Drago blocks it.
Plisken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plisken working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Plisken prevents Drago from getting back to his feet.
Drago keeping full guard, as Plisken tries to pass.
Plisken throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Plisken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plisken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plisken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisken postures up.
Drago can't keep his opponent in guard - Plisken advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Plisken lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plisken.
Drago regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Plisken.
Drago wants to stand up but Plisken is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisken throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Plisken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Plisken wants to sweep but no luck.
Drago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plisken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Plisken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plisken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drago regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Plisken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Plisken postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Plisken scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plisken throws a big right hand that misses.
Plisken wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Plisken trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drago manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plisken working for a triangle but Drago defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Plisken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snake Plisken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plisken has time to react.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plisken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plisken scores with a decent looking hook.
Plisken shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Plisken finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Plisken landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plisken passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Drago!
BOOM! Plisken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Plisken misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Plisken putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Plisken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Plisken is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drago can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Plisken with a couple of short strikes.
Plisken landing punches.
Plisken misses with a head shot.
Drago is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Plisken landing strikes from the mount and Drago is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisken punishing his opponent with strikes.
Snake Plisken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Plisken thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Plisken with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plisken throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Plisken landing shots from mount.
Plisken looking to finish with strikes here!
Plisken thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisken lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Plisken punishing his opponent with strikes.
Plisken raining down shots from the mount!
Drago is in a horrible position here. Plisken smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Plisken misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Plisken lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Drago keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plisken with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plisken in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Plisken scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plisken punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drago tries to reverse the position but Plisken maintains control.
Plisken scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drago?
Plisken pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Plisken unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago is bucking up trying to escape but Plisken cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Plisken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Plisken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plisken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Plisken!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boomer Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Douglas has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boomer Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with the combination.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Karelin catches Douglas napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Douglas to the canvas!
It looks like Boomer Douglas has been cut.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karelin trying to control from the bottom.
Douglas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karelin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karelin tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.
Douglas slows the pace down in half guard.
Karelin wants to improve his position but Douglas is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to control the action in half guard but Karelin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Douglas prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karelin wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.
Douglas swinging wilding here.
Karelin lands with an overhand left.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karelin sprawls well. Karelin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Douglas scores with the left hand. Karelin knows he should have avoided that one.
Karelin wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Karelin scoring with punches from side control.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.
Karelin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Douglas is trying to control Karelin's posture but Karelin avoids it.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karelin prevents Douglas from escaping the position.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karelin's best efforts.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin is trying to control. Douglas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to stand.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Douglas is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin stalling.
Douglas is looking to control Karelin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Douglas avoid being mounted?
Douglas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karelin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Douglas actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Douglas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Douglas is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karelin prevents Douglas from improving his position.
Douglas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Douglas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Douglas is hurt! He's hurt bad - Karelin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Douglas from any more punishment! Congratulations to Karelin! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Karelin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Julius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbath Occulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius comes to the cage accompanied by Triumph. Occulta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Immortal - The Rise of Darkness. Abbath Occulta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaius Julius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbath Occulta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julius misses with a few strikes there.
Occulta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Occulta moves into the clinch successfully.
Occulta leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Occulta.
Julius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Julius.
A right handed body shot lands from Occulta.
Occulta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Julius backwards.
Occulta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Julius blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Occulta.
Occulta scores with a shot to the side of Julius's head.
Occulta working aggressively here.
Occulta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Julius takes a shot to the head.
Julius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Julius misses with a body punch.
Julius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Occulta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Occulta pushes Julius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Julius throws a head punch that misses.
Occulta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Occulta lands a shoulder strike.
Julius trying to stall but Occulta improves his position.
Occulta blocks a body shot from Julius.
Occulta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Julius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Occulta has him pressed against the cage.
Occulta lands a right hand.
A short left from Occulta.
Julius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Julius is looking to control Occulta's arms but Occulta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Julius has his back to the cage.
Julius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Occulta.
Occulta gets through Julius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Julius misses with a body punch.
Occulta is stalling here.
Occulta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Occulta.
Julius is breathing heavily.
Occulta lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Occulta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Occulta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Julius or not.
Julius swings wildly with an uppercut but Occulta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Occulta gets through Julius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Occulta lands a hook that snaps the head of Julius backwards.
Occulta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Julius backwards.
Occulta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Julius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Occulta.
Occulta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Occulta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juliuss head.
Occulta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Julius backwards.
Occulta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juliuss head.
Occulta cracks Julius with a nice body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Occulta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julius stalling in the clinch but Occulta improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Occulta.
Occulta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Occulta.
Still in the clinch, Occulta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Occulta works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Julius keeping full guard, as Occulta tries to pass.
Occulta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Julius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Occulta is looking to work some ground and pound but Julius has wrist control.
Julius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Occulta.
Occulta tries to free his leg and advance position but Julius is retaining full guard.
Julius tries to strike from the bottom.
Occulta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Occulta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Julius as Occulta shoots in.
Julius keeps the fight on the outside.
Julius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Julius tried to score with a low kick but Occulta checks it.
Occulta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Occulta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Julius.
Occulta throws a big shot that misses.
Occulta looks to score with a jab to the body but Julius is just out of range.
Julius lands with a cross.
Occulta moves out of range of the leg kick from Julius.
Julius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Occulta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Julius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Occulta avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julius ducks under a wild hook from Occulta.
Julius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Julius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Occulta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Occulta wants to pass the guard but Julius is keeping the position.
Occulta wants to control from the top but Julius keeps moving.
Occulta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Julius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Occulta tries to free his leg and advance position but Julius is retaining full guard.
Julius controlling Occulta's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbath Occulta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Julius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Julius shoots for a double leg takedown but Occulta sprawls well. He's pushed Julius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Julius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown but Julius shows good takedown defense.
Occulta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Julius throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Occulta's head.
Occulta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Julius circles away quickly and effectively.
Occulta throws a jab but it's blocked by Julius.
Julius misses with a double jab.
Occulta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Julius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Occulta counters with a stiff right hand.
Occulta cracks Julius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Occulta!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Julius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Julius throws a nice looking combination but Occulta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Occulta misses the target.
Gaius Julius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Julius tries to clinch but Occulta moves out of range.
Occulta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Occulta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Julius taking a breather.
Julius struggles to land a body shot inside as Occulta controls his hands.
Occulta has a couple of punches blocked by Julius.
Julius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Occultas head.
Occulta lands with a light punch inside.
Julius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Occulta is keeping busy.
Occulta lands a nice uppercut.
Occulta blocks an uppercut.
Occulta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Julius or not.
Occulta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Julius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Occulta misses with a combination
and Julius counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julius scores with a punch to the head.
Julius moves in looking to clinch but Occulta pushes him off.
Julius slips a jab and a cross from Occulta.
Julius tries to close the distance and clinch but Occulta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Occulta is breathing heavily.
Occulta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julius works Occulta's body with a nice hook.
Julius tries a head kick but it misses.
Julius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Julius works Occulta's body with a nice hook.
Julius wants to clinch.
Julius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julius throws a one two combo.
Occulta throws an overhand right that lands on Julius's shoulder, as Julius tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Occulta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Julius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Occulta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Occulta misses the jab.
Occulta wants to clinch up but Julius keeps it at a distance.
Julius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Occulta defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Julius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Occulta misses with a combination
and Julius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Occulta takes a swing at Julius's ribcage but misses.
Julius tries to clinch up.
Julius tries to clinch up but Occulta circles away and keeps his distance.
Julius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Occulta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julius tries to clinch up.
Julius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Occulta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Julius circles away quickly and effectively.
Occulta looks to throw the jab but Julius is out of range.
Julius misses with a takedown attempt - Occulta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Occulta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Julius was covering up waiting for the punch and Occulta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Julius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Occulta being controlled here momentarily.
Occulta trying to control the position from guard on top but Julius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Julius dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Julius does no damage.
Occulta tries for a takedown but Julius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Occulta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Julius counters with a nice body shot.
Julius misses with a two punch combination.
Julius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Julius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Julius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Julius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Occulta tries for a takedown but Julius circles away easily
and Occulta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Occulta blocks the low kick.
Gaius Julius is winning the standup battle so far.
Occulta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Occulta misses.
Julius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Occulta circles away.
Occulta moves in looking to clinch but Julius pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Occulta.
Occulta takes a swing at Julius's ribcage but misses.
Julius throws a chopping leg kick but Occulta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Julius shoots in looking for a takedown. Occulta tries to sprawl out of it but Julius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Occulta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Julius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Occulta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Julius was covering up waiting for the punch and Occulta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Occulta looking to pass the guard.
Occulta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Occulta throws and elbow that misses. Julius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Occulta's guard. Nice move by Julius!
Julius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Occulta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Occulta has control of Julius's left arm, preventing Julius from doing any damage.
Julius trying to control but Occulta is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Julius lands with a cross.
Julius tries to close the distance and clinch but Occulta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta tries to clinch but Julius is having none of it.
Occulta misses with a wild combination.
Julius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbath Occulta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Occulta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Julius is fending him off so far but Occulta persists. Nope, Julius circles away and we're back to standing.
Occulta blocks a head kick by Julius.
Julius tries to score with a low kick but Occulta moves his leg out of the way.
Julius tries to clinch up.
Occulta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Occulta waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Julius.
Occulta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Julius counters with an outside leg kick.
Occulta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Julius counters by clinching up.
Occulta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Julius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Julius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Occulta.
Occulta throws a punch but it's blocked by Julius.
Julius tries to throw a body punch but Occulta avoids it by throwing Julius back against the cage.
Julius taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch on the inside from Julius fails to land.
Occulta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Julius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Occulta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Occulta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Occulta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Occulta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Julius regains guard.
Occulta passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Occulta with the ground and pound but Julius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Julius trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Occulta manages to pass to mount!
Occulta scoring with strikes but Julius is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abbath Occulta.
I think Occulta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abbath Occulta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brynjard Tristan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunnerkongens Sorgsvarte Ferd Over Steppene. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brynjard Tristan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tristan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assassin dives in and grabs Tristan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tristan pushes down on Assassin's head and hops out.
Assassin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tristan wants to stand and escape but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan is adopting a defensive guard.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tristan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tristan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tristan is retaining full guard.
Assassin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tristan looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tristan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tristan stuffs the takedown.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan wants to sweep here but Assassin controlling him for the moment.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Tristan keeps moving.
Tristan pushes Assassin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tristan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assassin fails to land the takedown.
Brynjard Tristan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tristan!
Tristan prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Tristan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tristan is looking to escape.
Assassin controlling the pace for now.
Assassin punching from mount but Tristan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tristan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Assassin.
Assassin looking to control but Tristan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Assassin controlling from the full mount.
Tristan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan tries to lock up and control but Assassin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Tristan is squirming around nicely.
Assassin punching from mount but Tristan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tristan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Assassin.
Tristan is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Tristan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Assassin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tristan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Tristan is squirming around nicely.
Assassin prevents Tristan from getting the reversal.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Tristan is squirming around nicely.
Tristan tries to hold on but Assassin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ninja Assassin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Tristan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Tristan.
Assassin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assassin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tristan's half guard.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tristan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tristan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assassin is working away from the top position though.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Tristan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tristan trying to hold on to Assassin's head to control him but Assassin postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assassin wants to free his trapped foot but Tristan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assassin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Assassin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assassin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tristan keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Tristan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assassin is aware though and is defending well.
Assassin passes Tristan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tristan is pressing down on Assassin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Assassin stays in close to Tristan's body and controls the position.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Tristan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tristan is retaining full guard.
Assassin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Assassin trying to control but Tristan is working from the bottom.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Tristan keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tristan rushes Assassin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tristan throws an elbow but it misses.
Tristan is leaning against Assassin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan stalling in the clinch.
Assassin blocking some punches.
Tristan lands an elbow inside that Assassin shrugs off.
Assassin avoids a wild elbow strike from Tristan.
Assassin blocks the elbow strike.
Tristan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assassin wants a takedown.
Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tristan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tristan prevents it.
Brynjard Tristan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tristan.
Tristan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Tristan.
It looks like Ninja Assassin has been cut.
Tristan landing knees to the head.
Tristan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assassin blocks an elbow strike.
Tristan lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tristan gets underhooks to prevent Assassin's takedown attempt.
Assassin blocks an elbow strike from Tristan.
Tristan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tristan scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tristan.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tristan looking to stall.
Assassin managing to block the knees to the body from Tristan.
Tristan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tristan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tristan lands an elbow just above Assassin 's eye.
Assassin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tristan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assassin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ninja Assassin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ninja Assassin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Assassin.
Tristan is not content to let Assassin control the position.
Tristan is looking for a sweep.
Assassin moves into full mount!
Tristan is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
Tristan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assassin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tristan has worked his arm free - good work by Tristan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tristan is looking for a sweep.
Assassin working the ground and pound but Tristan is defending the strikes.
Tristan struggling a bit here.
Assassin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Assassin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tristan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Assassin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tristan is looking for a sweep.
Assassin trying to control the position but Tristan is working away.
You can see the frustration on Tristan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Tristan tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tristan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tristan tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Assassin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tristan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Assassin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tristan is concentrating on defense, preventing Assassin from advancing position.
Tristan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Tristan is looking for a sweep. Assassin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Assassin seems content to control.
Assassin trying to control from half guard but Tristan is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tristan slaps away a takedown attempt from Assassin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Assassin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tristan's waist but Tristan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assassin off to one side.
Brynjard Tristan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assassin.
Tristan throws the left hand but Assassin avoids the punch easily.
Assassin feints and as Tristan raises his hands in defense, Assassin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tristan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tristan is retaining full guard.
Tristan is trying to control the position but Assassin postures up.
Tristan is really struggling to control Assassin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tristan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Assassin has Tristan in his guard.
Tristan wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Tristan from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tristan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Assassin controls Tristan momentarily but Tristan frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ninja Assassin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tristan throws a head kick but Assassin moves out of range.
Tristan is looking to clinch.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses.
Assassin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tristan tries to avoid it but Assassin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tristan to the ground. Tristan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Assassin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tristan to the mat! Tristan manages to get full guard.
Tristan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assassin is aware though and is defending well.
Assassin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assassin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tristan is keeping the position for now.
Assassin trying to control but Tristan is working from the bottom.
Tristan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assassin's guard.
Tristan stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but Tristan is proving a slippery customer.
Tristan wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Tristan from controlling successfully.
Assassin is trying to keep Tristan in close.
Tristan wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tristan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assassin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Assassin has Tristan pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Assassin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Assassin in particular looking to stall.
Assassin is looking to advance position but Tristan won't allow it.
Assassin prevents Tristan from improving his position.
Assassin is trying to control the action in half guard but Tristan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Assassin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Assassin's back!
Tristan is trying to stick to Assassin's back but Assassin is turning into Tristan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tristan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Assassin.
Tristan controls Assassin momentarily but Assassin frees himself.
Tristan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Assassin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tristan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Assassin's back instead.
Tristan biding his time, looking for the opening.
Assassin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ninja Assassin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Assassin is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tristan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Assassin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Assassin controlling the position for now.
Tristan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Assassin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin wants to control but Tristan is keeping busy.
Tristan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ninja Assassin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Assassin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tristan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tristan trying to control here.
Tristan won't allow Assassin to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Tristan.
Assassin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tristan is trying to defend but Assassin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Assassin passes to side control.
Assassin trying to control the position but Tristan is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Assassin.
Assassin tries to move to mount but Tristan blocks the move with his legs.
Tristan sneaks back into half guard.
Assassin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tristan is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tristan avoid being mounted?
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Tristan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tristan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Assassin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assassin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tristan keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Tristan gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looking to pass the guard.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tristan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tristan has his feet on Assassin's thighs here. He's pushed Assassin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Assassin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brynjard Tristan!
Brynjard Tristan retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Ape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man Ape has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Man Ape!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed misses with a looping left.
Ape misses with a double jab.
A combination from Ape does no damage.
A punch combination from Ape misses.
Ape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed cracks Ape with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Man Ape has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Ape managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Ape.
Creed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ape dodges an elbow strike from Creed.
Creed pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed has Ape pressed against the cage, preventing Ape from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Creed has Ape pressed against the cage, preventing Ape from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
Creed tries to land knees in the clinch but Ape avoids the damage to the body.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Ape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed throws an elbow that misses.
Ape tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Creed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ape looks gassed!
Creed lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Creed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Creed lands a nice elbow.
Creed lands an elbow just above Ape 's eye.
That has opened up Man Ape's cut even more.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ape is rocked!
Creed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ape is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Creed creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ape with a big uppercut! Ape tries to clinch up but Creed pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Ape to the mat! Ape covers up and Creed unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Apollo Creed!
Apollo Creed is the new heavyweight champion!
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